Painting can be a fun and rewarding hobby, but it can also be intimidating for beginners. Malen nach Zahlen eigenes bild That’s why it’s important to be familiar with a few simple painting techniques so you can get the most out of your art experience.

Color Mixing

One of the most essential skills for beginner painters is to learn how to mix their own paints from colors they already have on hand. This saves you money and gives you the opportunity to experiment with different shades and hues you may not have otherwise encountered.

Stippling

Stippling is a popular technique that combines painting tiny dots of color to give your work an interesting texture and depth. This technique is often used with abstract paintings and can also be useful to create realistic textures in subjects like trees or grass.

Glazing

When you apply a coat of transparent paint over a previously painted area of your painting, it alters the colour profile of that area, creating subtle shifts of color and highlighting shadows. This is particularly helpful when painting rock and grass textures or removing areas of paint to expose the underpainting.

This painting technique is easy to do, but requires practice. It’s best to use small sections of your painting at a time, and to be aware that each layer will alter the last. You can also use a brush to apply the glaze to your entire painting, but it’s best to start off with just a few layers to get used to the process before tackling a full canvas.

Washing

Watercolor is an extremely versatile painting medium that allows you to blend a wide range of colors into a single piece. This is especially useful for a variety of subjects because it can create effects that would be difficult to achieve using traditional acrylic or oil paints.

To do this, simply dip a brush or a sponge in your chosen paint and gently dab the sponge on the canvas. This is an excellent way to create a textured painting that has an almost splatter effect.

The key to this simple painting technique is ensuring that your paint is thin enough so that it runs easily and evenly across the canvas. This is especially important if you are painting a large, multicolored piece.

Taping

This is a technique that is often used to keep paint off specific parts of a painting, but it can be useful for a variety of other applications. Try it out to paint buildings, bridges, stripes and geometric patterns.

Sgraffito

The term ‘sgraffito’ is derived from the Italian word for “scratch.” It refers to a technique where you scratch away a wet layer of paint, exposing the underlying underpainting and creating unique patterns or shapes in your painting. The object used for sgraffito can be anything that can scratch into your paint – the pointed end of a brush, rubber shaping tools or a sharp knife are all effective.

Sanding

Dry sanding is another painting technique that can add unusual marks to your painting. Using a fine sanding paper, gently sand the surface of your painting, making sure that you sand the edges first, then applying further washes to the sanded surface will adjust the texture and tone.